Machine for beating and washing silk



J. 13. BOLTON. Machine for Beating and Washing Si1k, &c.

No. 223,430. Patented Jan. l'3, 1880f,

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N. PETERS, PNOTD-UIHOGRAPHER WASHINGTON, D. C.

UNITED STATES EPATENT OFFICE.

JOHN E. BOLTON, OF PATERSON, NEW JERSEY.

MACHINE FOR BEATING AND WASHING SILK, 80C.

SPECIFICATION formingpart of Letters Patent No. 223,430, dated January13,'1880.

- Application filcd September 23, 1879. i

To awwhom it may concern:

Be it known that I JOHN E. BOLTON, of the city of Paterson county ofPassaic, and State of New Jersey, have invented a new and usefulImprovement in Machines for Bea-tin g and Washing Silk and other kindsof thread in the skein to remove the dirt and other impuritiestherefrom, of which the following is a specification.

The object of my invention is to provide a more simple and reliablemechanism for beating and washing silk and other thread in the bank toremove therefrom the dirt and use- ,less fibers which are in the hanksof thread and need to be removed.

My inventionconsists in the arranging of a roller in aswin gin gframe-work, on which roller are to be placed the hanks of thread to bemanipulated, the roller being journaled in bearings suitably arrangednear the bottom of the swinging frame and swinging therewith, the lowerend of the swinging frame being strengthened by iron straps, which arebolted to the wooden frame, one end of the roller also being so arrangedin its connection with the frame as to be easily removed from the bearing, so as to allow the hanks of thread which are to be manipulated tobe put on, and also to be taken off the 'roller after they haveundergone the cleansing process, the removable end of the said rollerbeing kept in position by means of a bolt while in operation, theswinging frame being journaled at the top on a revolving shaft, therevolving shaft-being journaled in suitable hearings in hangers, whichare bolted or otherwise fastened to the oeilin g, there also beingarranged on the revolving shaft on which the swinging frame is journaledpulleys, one of which drives a counter-shaft by means of a belt, on theend of which counter-shaft there is arranged a crank-arm, which isprovided with a stud, on which stud works a connecting-rod whichconnects with the swinging frame by a stud corresponding to the one onthe crank-arm. The connectingrod gives motion to the swinging frame. Atsuitable distances from the swinging roller there is arranged astationary slab of stone having smooth edges, against which the banks orthread areto be swung by the swinging motion of the roller on which thehanks are arranged.

The resisting slab may be of iron or stone,

stone being preferable, as iron, unless in use staples, these pipesbeing connected with a perforated pipe, which runs across the frameabove the roller and swings therewith, the pipes first mentioneddischarging their water into the perforated pipe, which discharges itthrough its numerous perforations in a continous shower on the materialto be cleaned while the machine is in operation.

In the accompanying drawings, in which similarletters of referenceindicate like parts, Figure l is a side view of the frame. Fig.2 is afront elevation. Fig. 3 is a plan view.

A indicates the swinging frame. a c indicate the hangers. s indicatesthe revolving sh aft. findicates the pulley. 6 indicates the rubbertubes. t t indicate. the staples by which the pipes are fastened to theframe A. K indicates the perforated pipe, as seen in Fig. 2. 2'indicates the swinging roller on which the banks of thread are placed tobe manipulated, as seen in Fig. l. m indicates the stone slab againstwhich the thread is swung. 19 indicates the thread. It indicates apulley. 9 indicates the connecting-rod. r r indicate studs by which theconnecting-rod connects the frame to the crank-arm. o indicates the boltwhich keeps in position the end of the roller, which is removed toput-on the hanks of thread for manipulation. dindicates the crank-arm.

The working of my device is as follows:

The revolving shaft .9 being put in motion, mo-

tion is then communicated from pulley f'. to crank-arm d by means of abelt from shaft 8, and from thence to the swinging frame A by means ofthe connecting-rod g, which swings the banks of thread 1) against thestone m. The banks of thread 19 strike the slab m in such a manner as toswitch the ends of the hanks of thread under the stone slab m, and byits peculiar switch switches therefrom all useless matter, while thewater which is being discharged from the perforations in pipe K washesthe silk or other thread from their impurities.

What I claim as new, and desire to obtain by Letters Patent, is

1. In a machine for beating and washing thread in the hank, the swingingframe A, journaled on sh aft 8, said frame being connected to crank d bystuds 1" r and connecting-rod g, the

frame bein )IOVldGd with )i ms to conduct the 5 o l y l waterfrom rubbertubes 0 to the perforated pipe K, the pipes being fastened to the frameA by staples t t, in combination with the swinging roller i, on whichare to be placed the hanks of thread 19, to be swung against the slab m,substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

